NATION IN BRIEF : NORTH CAROLINA : Maker to Market Sudafed in Tablets
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The manufacturer of Sudafed nasal decongestant said it plans to market a tablet form to replace capsules recalled after two people died of cyanide poisoning. Burroughs Wellcome Co. of Research Triangle Park, N.C., said surveys showed that 85% of Sudafed customers would purchase the tablet form of the drug. The FBI is continuing an investigation into the apparent drug tamperings. Two people in Washington state died and a third became ill from taking cyanide-laced Sudafed 12 Hour Capsules.
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